The Nations of Canada

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Episode 150: Mending Fences Jul 12, 2023

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After multiple diplomatic crises that nearly veered into war, Britain and the United States hold a summit to resolve their outstanding differences in North America, from disputed borders to the extradition of escaped slaves.
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Episode 149: A Forced Marriage Jul 05, 2023

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In the aftermath of the 1837 rebellions, the two Canadas are united. But while the British authorities hope this change will marginalize the French Canadian minority, a group of reformers see the opportunity to create a trans-national coalition.
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Episode 148: A Flame not Easily Subdued Jun 28, 2023

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Newfoundland reformers finally achieve their goal of representative self-government. However, after a series of violent elections, London and the elites of St. John's decide to pull the plug on the constitutional experiment.
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Episode 147: The Durham Report Jun 21, 2023

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A former Governor-General of British North America offers Westminster his recommendations for post-rebellion Canada, sparking a mass popular movement in Upper Canada.
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Episode 146: The Aroostook War Jun 14, 2023

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Just as the conflict in the borderlands ends, a new crisis erupts on the Maine/New Brunswick frontier as rival logging parties clash in a long-disputed territory.
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Episode 145: Canada is in the Mouth of Everyone Jun 07, 2023

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From Maine to Michigan, a network of underground cells plots an invasion that would turn Canada into a new Texas in the north.
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Episode 144: The Rebellion in the Borderlands May 31, 2023

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Canadian rebels flee into American exile, and immediately find allies willing to join them in re-opening the insurrection. The situation immediately transforms from colonial rebellion to international diplomatic crisis.
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Episode 143: Mackenzie's Rebellion May 24, 2023

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In Upper Canada, a charismatic populist leads a march on the capital, convincing a group of frustrated insurrectionaries that they will be greeted as liberators, restoring constitutional government.
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Episode 142: Everything is Lawful May 17, 2023

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After years of fruitless political gridlock, the Patriotes of Lower Canada take up arms against the British Empire.
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Episode 141: Unrest in the Countryside May 10, 2023

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With a conflict looming between the Patriotes and the colonial government, both sides look to the majority habitant population for support, only to discover neither of them know much about rural Lower Canada.
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